Video Summary
Here’s a summary of the YouTube video review of the electric car:- The Macan EV is a ground-up EV architecture, not shared with the gas Macan.
- The PPE platform, developed by Porsche, will be shared with Audi.
- The car has multi-link front and rear suspension.
- It runs on a 100 kWh pack with 95 kWh usable.
- It’s all-wheel drive, but mostly rear-wheel drive.
- The Macan Turbo delivers over 600 horsepower, and the Macan 4 delivers around 400 horsepower.
- The main difference in horsepower is the electric motors. The Turbo uses a silicone carbide chip for faster switching.
- All Macans for the US market use air ride.
- There’s optional rear steering with 5 degrees of turning angle.
- The main benefit of rear steering is a smaller turning radius.
- The aerodynamics are greatly improved versus the regular internal combustion engine Macan, sitting at 0.25 vs 0.35.
- The Macan 4 starts just under $80,000, and the Macan Turbo starts at just over $105,000.
- The interior does not have a room for a transmission tunnel.
- Interior features includes cup holders, wireless charger.
- The Customization is available: 13 standard colors, 59 special colors, 8 wheel designs, interior packages.
- It offers 11 kW with AC charging or 270 kW for DC charging.
- Its goal is to be the sport car when it comes to compact SUVs.
- The car does not have much of a regen when coasting to feel like a gas car.
- When on a twisty road feels connected to it.
- You can drive it like a hot hatchback on an uphill road.
- The EV drives, steering, and braking feels natural, like a gas engine car.
- Fully loaded price for Macan Turbo is about $125,000.00.
- It delivers a true luxury good with full customization.
- Build quality are improved as engineers focused on making a quality vehicle.
- If you had to replace the Macan internal combustion, that has the infrastructure to support it, should buy this car.
- The SUV is said to be transformative.
- To truly feel this is a Porsche, the best engineers are working on technology making more accessible and improve experience for luxury cars.
